Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
*SSS248* 03/20/2025 8:08:25 AM SSS248
State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 531 3
4
By: Senator K. Hammer 5
By: Representatives Gonzales, Milligan 6
7
For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL 9
PLANNING; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO CONTRACT WITH A 10
PROPERTY OWNER OUTSIDE THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY FOR 11
MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES; AND FOR 12
OTHER PURPOSES. 13
14
15
Subtitle 16
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL 17
PLANNING; AND TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO 18
CONTRACT WITH A PROPERTY OWNER OUTSIDE 19
THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY FOR MUNICIPAL 20
SERVICES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. 21
22
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
24
SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 56, Subchapter 4, is 25
amended to add additional sections to read as follows: 26
14-56-427. Agreement to comply with municipal development regulations. 27
(a) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a property owner 28
outside the boundaries of the municipality to provide one (1) or more 29
municipal services if the property owner agrees to adhere to any land or 30
development regulations intended to carry out a municipal plan under this 31
subchapter. 32
(b) The municipality does not need county approval for any planning or 33
development regulations to apply to an agreement authorized under this 34
section. 35
(c) An agreement under this section shall apply to any successive 36 SB531
2 03/20/2025 8:08:25 AM SSS248
owners of the property. 1
2
14-56-428. Agreement to annex property at later date. 3
(a) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a property owner 4
outside the boundaries of the municipality to provide one (1) or more 5
municipal services if the property owner agrees to voluntarily annex into the 6
municipality at the time the property becomes contiguous to the municipality. 7
(b) If the municipal provider of services has a prerequisite that the 8
affected property owner annex into the municipal boundaries before providing 9
service, the prerequisite shall be clearly defined in an application or 10
agreement under subsection (a) of this section. 11
(c) Failure to clearly define any annexation prerequisite within the 12
application or agreement under subsection (b) of this section prohibits the 13
municipal provider of services from requiring annexation in exchange for 14
services for those areas without an annexation prerequisite from the affected 15
property owner. 16
(d) An agreement under this section shall apply to any successive 17
owners of the property. 18
(e) If a petition of annexation is not filed by the property owner 19
subject to the agreement under subsection (a) of this section within one (1) 20
year after the property becomes contiguous, the municipality may initiate 21
annexation proceedings under ยง 14 -40-501 et seq. 22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36